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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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